Using Technology to Enhance the Teaching of

English Language Learners and World Languages

November 27, 2007
Presenter: Meryl Menon
http://ellandwl.wikispaces.com/

I Communication

(Exchanging, understanding, and presenting information and ideas)
Tools: Web 2.0: Wikis, Podcasts, Blogs
Related Sites

II Cultures

(understanding the products, practices and perspectives of people who speak the language)
Tool: Electronic Whiteboard, (SmartBoard, http://smarttech.com)
Related Sites

III Connections

(acquiring information from other cultures and learning content from other disciplines)
Tool: Search Engine (Google)
Related Sites: Online Projects, Sites for Sharing

IV Comparisons

(comparing other language and cultures to one’s own)
Tools: Word Processors (Microsoft Word)
Related Sites

V Communities

(using language beyond the classroom for lifelong enjoyment and enrichment)
Exploration of Tools and Sites

VI Classroom Planning


5 Cs: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, Communities
National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project, 1996
From Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century (p.9), by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), 1996, Yonkers, NY: ACTFL.